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Hello everyone,

I was wondering what will be the date that I filed my application. On my timeline it says your application was received for Permanent residents on October 2013 and few days later the medical results are received. However, my file was transferred to NDVO by the end of January 2014. So, which one should I follow? All these information are in my wife's timeline.

In my timeline, it only says application received and in that link all the above information is existed. There is an extra link saying Decision Made, because I am the sponsor.

Any help will be appreciated.
 
Tdotguy said:
Folks I have a question.

I have applied for spousal sponsorship on January 28th, 2014 to CPC-Mississauga and Approval was provided on February 25th, 2014.

File is now in NVDO and I have heard that they ask for passport quite quickly from applicants.

My wife is currently with me in Canada and plans to stay till August.

Is there a way to get around her returning when NVDO asks for the passport.

Thanks,

Rahul

The best option for you is to ignore the first passport request that NDVO sends you, wait till your wife gets to India before sending in her passport. Since you applied in January, and it takes at least 8 months (if you are lucky) to get the application moving, that takes you to October of this year before they will touch your file. You do not need to send in the passport upon the request of NDVO because they will not be looking at your file until October. Sending in your passport right now will not increase the rate at which your application is processed anyways. It will make no difference if she submits her passport right now or in August, hope this helps :)
 
Gagi007 said:
The best option for you is to ignore the first passport request that NDVO sends you, wait till your wife gets to India before sending in her passport. Since you applied in January, and it takes at least 8 months (if you are lucky) to get the application moving, that takes you to October of this year before they will touch your file. You do not need to send in the passport upon the request of NDVO because they will not be looking at your file until October. Sending in your passport right now will not increase the rate at which your application is processed anyways. It will make no difference if she submits her passport right now or in August, hope this helps :)
no budy never ingnore that request who knows when they request again
 
Sukh brar said:
no budy never ingnore that request who knows when they request again

By ignore I mean just don't send in your passport, they will not touch his file until October of this year. When his wife gets to India, she can send in her passport, there will be no delays in the application process because they request for the passport and then just keep the passport with them for 8 months, they do not even touch it. Many people choose not to send in their passports when the get a passport request from NDVO because they need it to travel or other things, then they send it later on. You can send in your passport anytime before your application is processed, they ask for the passport early in the process and keep it with them, so they can stamp the visa and send it out to you asap, but that won't be happening for at least 8 months. Oh and you don't need to wait for another passport request from them after the first one, you can just send in your passport with the first passport request letter
 
waiting 2 exhale said:
yes in this case; if it is background check or something else that requires paperwork and if the due date is, say, May 9, 2014 and they get all the paperwork before that they will open the file before May 9th..otherwise wait until May 9, 2014 and if they have not received it by that date they will issue another due date...
under eligibility due date is 24 may 2014
Under security due date is 22 June 2013
Under criminality due date is 22 june 2013
Under medical due date is 22 may 2014
What is that mean
 
Ok so I believe the best approach is to send them a letter explaining that she is in Canada right now and ask them to request the passport again close to when the app is ready for finalization?


Gagi007 said:
By ignore I mean just don't send in your passport, they will not touch his file until October of this year. When his wife gets to India, she can send in her passport, there will be no delays in the application process because they request for the passport and then just keep the passport with them for 8 months, they do not even touch it. Many people choose not to send in their passports when the get a passport request from NDVO because they need it to travel or other things, then they send it later on. You can send in your passport anytime before your application is processed, they ask for the passport early in the process and keep it with them, so they can stamp the visa and send it out to you asap, but that won't be happening for at least 8 months. Oh and you don't need to wait for another passport request from them after the first one, you can just send in your passport with the first passport request letter
 
Tdotguy said:
Ok so I believe the best approach is to send them a letter explaining that she is in Canada right now and ask them to request the passport again close to when the app is ready for finalization?

You do not need to send them a letter explaining anything, they will send you a passport request, don't send in her passport, keep the request, then when she goes to India, mail her passport to NDVO with the passport request also enclosed in the mail envelope. If they send you another passport request then send that in with her passport as well. You do not need to ask them to "request for the passport again", they do that on their own :) :) :)
 
waiting for DM............. how long will it take for the status to change from In process to Decision Made? will it matter if we mention that the person would be working after coming to Canada, will that cause additional checks or delays from NDVO ?
 
SatishKavya said:
waiting for DM............. how long will it take for the status to change from In process to Decision Made? will it matter if we mention that the person would be working after coming to Canada, will that cause additional checks or delays from NDVO ?

It can take anywhere from 1 week to 1 month to go from "in process" to "decision made", some people have even received their passports with visa before it changes to DM on e-cas, and some people have had to wait 2 months. It will not do anything if you mention that the person is going to be working, it will neither speed up or slow down the process.
 
Tdotguy said:
Folks I have a question.

I have applied for spousal sponsorship on January 28th, 2014 to CPC-Mississauga and Approval was provided on February 25th, 2014.

File is now in NVDO and I have heard that they ask for passport quite quickly from applicants.

My wife is currently with me in Canada and plans to stay till August.

Is there a way to get around her returning when NVDO asks for the passport.

Thanks,

Rahul

You can either ignor the first request as it is a general letter, or you can respond to them that your wife is currently in Canada and you will submit the passport at the final stage. I would suggest to send them the copy of the visa on which your wife has entered in Canada. They do accept that. So atleast in this way you are updating them about your situation.
 
Thanks - I have already included a copy of the visitor visa as part of the application to let them know she is currently with me in Canada but I believe that is not really going to stop them from asking for the passport anyways.

I think that you make a good point though - at least letting them know that we are living together in Canada at least indirectly adds to the legitimacy of the application.

kbanatwala said:
You can either ignor the first request as it is a general letter, or you can respond to them that your wife is currently in Canada and you will submit the passport at the final stage. I would suggest to send them the copy of the visa on which your wife has entered in Canada. They do accept that. So atleast in this way you are updating them about your situation.
 
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congratulations , Happy married life !! can you pls tell me what additional docs they requested from you ?